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AUD/USD Forecast Jan. 27-31 – Aussie Slips, Pressing on 68 Level

Kenny Fisher
Updated:

AUD/USD lost ground for a fourth successive week as the pair is precariously close to the 0.68 level. There are five releases in the upcoming week. Here is an outlook at the highlights and an updated technical analysis for AUD/USD.

Australia’s MI Inflation Expections was unexpectedly strong with a gain of 4.7%, up from 4.0% a month earlier. Employment numbers were sharp, but this wasn’t enough to turn around the struggling Aussie. The economy created 28.9 thousand, well above the forecast of 12.2 thousand. As well, the unemployment rate fell for the second straight month, from 5.2% to 5.1%.
In the U.S., unemployment claims came in at 211 thousand, lower than the estimate of 214 thousand. The indicator has now beaten the forecast for a third straight week. The manufacturing PMI slowed in January, coming in at 51.7 pts. This marked a 3-month low and missed the forecast of 52.4 pts. There was better news in the services sector, as services PMI improved from 52.2 to 53.2, which was above the estimate of 52.9 pts. This marked a 10-month high.
AUD/USD daily graph with support and resistance lines on it. Click to enlarge:
  1. NAB Business Confidence: Tuesday, 0:30. Business confidence in the economy remains weak, as the slowdown in the Chinese economy has hurt the Australia economy. The indicator slipped to zero in November, down from 2 pts a month earlier. Will we see a rebound into positive territory in December?
  2. MI Leading Index: Tuesday, 23:30. The Melbourne Institute indicator has been steady, with three straight readings at -0.1%. It is based on 9 economic indicators. We now await the December release.
  3. Inflation Reports: Wednesday, 0:30. Consumer inflation is released each quarter, magnifying the impact of each release. The headline release came in at 0.5% in Q3 and is expected to tick up to 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Trimmed Mean CPI, which excludes the most volatile items included in CPI, is projected to stay unchanged at 0.4%.
  4. Private Sector Credit: Friday, 0:30. Business and consumer borrowing levels remain weak, which reflects weakness in consumer spending. After back-to-back gains of 0.1%, the forecast for December stands at 0.2%.
  5. Chinese Manufacturing PMI: Friday, 1:00. The manufacturing sector has stalled, with two consecutive readings of 50.2 points. These readings are barely above the 50-level, which separates expansion from contraction. Little change is expected in January, with an estimate of 50.1 pts.

AUD/USD Technical Analysis

Technical lines from top to bottom:

We start with resistance at 0.7250.

0.7165 has held firm since early April.

0.7085 has been a resistance line since July. This is followed by 0.7022.

0.6960 has acted in resistance since the first week in January, when AUD/USD went on a sharp slide.

0.6865 (mentioned  last week) switched to a resistance role after considerable losses by AUD/USD last week. It is a weak line.

0.6744 is providing support.

0.6627 has held in support since March 2009.

0.6456 is the final support line for now.

 

I remain bearish on AUD/USD

The Aussie continues to lose ground in January. The coronavirus in China has spread outside of the country, and investors are snapping up safe-haven assets, while staying away from riskier assets such as the Australian dollar.

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Kenny Fisher

Kenny Fisher

Kenny Fisher - Senior Writer A native of Toronto, Canada, Kenneth worked for seven years in the marketing and trading departments at Bendix, a foreign exchange company in Toronto. Kenneth is also a lawyer, and has extensive experience as an editor and writer.

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